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LeonardPine

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LeonardPine
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The Bar on the Beach
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
Goldfinger
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • Just watching Skyfall and what do you know, the infamously vile Huw Edwards turns up in a 'news report' about the exposed agents list....
    in I've never noticed that before... Comment by LeonardPine February 20
  • Shocking news for Bond fans. Hard to feel optimistic. Not sure how relevant, but they did a good job with the Jack Reacher series..😏
    in EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards (Heyman and Pascal confirmed as producers) Comment by LeonardPine February 20
  • "Absolutely love 'Manhunter' ( and I prefer it to 'Silence of the Lambs'!)" You and me both mate! @Mathis1
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » I've never seen any of The Matrix movies. Never saw the interest or the need to. I love them all but I understand that many disagree with the sequels. Still, 'The Matrix' (1999) is an exquisite film,…
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • mtm wrote: » Venutius wrote: » God knows, mate - whole thing seems mental, eh! He's elaborated further now, though: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/18/james-bond-wont-die-on-my-watch-says-austrian-who-wants-ownership-of-007 …
    in 007 heading to streaming? Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion! Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • DarthDimi wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » Mathis1 wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » The Keep (1983). Well, this was certainly... an experience! Unfortunately, it's objectively a bad movie, primarily thanks to an exceptionally …
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • FoxRox wrote: » Mathis1 wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » The Keep (1983). Well, this was certainly... an experience! Unfortunately, it's objectively a bad movie, primarily thanks to an exceptionally befuddling plot and underdeveloped characters. H…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • Mathis1 wrote: » SCARFACE (1983) "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!" Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but rem…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • Mathis1 wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » That is shocking! @DarthDimi Perhaps this generation don't bother seeking out older films. Even though they're far more easily attainable than when i was their age.. My god, imagine the wealth of incre…
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by LeonardPine February 19
  • MaxCasino wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » I am going to shock you all. I am going to hurt your feelings. I am going to send you into a frenzy. So take a deep breath... Imagine a classroom full of teens, ages 17 and 18, with access to Netflix, D…
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by LeonardPine February 18
  • Revelator wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » While re-reading Moonraker i realised how much i refer back to the internet for things Fleming mentions. This is why there ought to be annotated editions of the Bond novels. I don't understand why…
    in Which Bond novel are you currently reading? Comment by LeonardPine February 18
  • That is shocking! @DarthDimi Perhaps this generation don't bother seeking out older films. Even though they're far more easily attainable than when i was their age.. My god, imagine the wealth of incredible cinema they may never see! Tragic.
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by LeonardPine February 18
  • Venutius wrote: » Bond's death in NTTD doesn't cast a shadow over Craig's earlier films, IMO. For me, it's not the death that sullied Dan's tenure - it was EON rowing back to more familiar waters after the brilliance they'd achieved with CR and QO…
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • I am ashamed to say i only recently heard this later Pink Floyd album, 'The Division Bell'. But i'm absolutely loving it! Better late than never i suppose! This track i thought especially good..
    in Last album you listened to? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Break on through (to the other side) The first and the best album IMO from The Doors. Brilliant album from an amazing band. I still have the vinyl LP i got back in the 80's..! Good taste @Fire_and_Ice_Re…
    in Last album you listened to? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • "Everything Everywhere All At Once" @Thunderball In my opinion you're not missing much. Absolute migraine of a movie!
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • mtm wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Thunderball wrote: » I love the Daniel Craig era of films. One of them, Casino Royale, is my #1 favorite James Bond film. If any era of Bond films got "sullied" for me was the Pierce Brosnan era. It starte…
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • While re-reading Moonraker i realised how much i refer back to the internet for things Fleming mentions. Things like, Wine, places, landmarks and cars. This time i was interested in Drax's car of choice, the Mercedes 300 S. And what a beauty i…
    in Which Bond novel are you currently reading? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Craig suddenly ages Brosnan’s era; not when the plots of some of those films begin aging far better than some of us would’ve exp…
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Craig suddenly ages Brosnan’s era; not when the plots of some of those films begin aging far better than some of us would’ve expected. That and I generally find GE on a whole a better …
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • Mathis1 wrote: » THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982) My abiding memory of seeing this in the cinema, was a very packed and kid noisy afternoon showing! An irate Father let out an unmerciful shout "SHUT UP!" which they did, for several seconds!! Needless to s…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • Thunderball wrote: » I love the Daniel Craig era of films. One of them, Casino Royale, is my #1 favorite James Bond film. If any era of Bond films got "sullied" for me was the Pierce Brosnan era. It started off quite promisingly with GoldenEye, bu…
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • QBranch wrote: » Thunderball wrote: » QBranch wrote: » I'm hoping Risico combines the PTS action of B18, lean-ness of B02, female beauty of B04 and soundtrack of B15 - but nothing like B20, obvs. Anyone who seriously speaks like thi…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by LeonardPine February 17
  • Hasn't sullied my enjoyment of the Craig era one iota. Was I happy that Bond died? No. Does it bother me? Also no. I love the all the Craig films except Spectre. They're my go to Bond films.
    in The Craig era - sullied for some? Comment by LeonardPine February 15
  • Thunderball wrote: » After watching Calvin Dyson's newest video reacting to circa 2005 auditions of actors who lost out to Craig, I am adding Rupert Friend to my short list of favorite Bond contenders. He's older now, 43, but still looks young eno…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by LeonardPine February 11
  • GoldenGun wrote: » Mathis1 wrote: » GoldenGun wrote: » THE TERMINATOR (1984) As a film fan there is that ever-growing watchlist of films you feel you should have seen at least once, and a lot niche stuff that appeals to your persona…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 11
  • Just looked at their website. Not as expensive as i thought. There is a Lt. Valeris figure from Star Trek The Undiscovered Country for pre-order at £170 with flexible payment options with no interest. Looks like excellent quality. So hopefully th…
    in 1:6 Scale 007 figures. Comment by LeonardPine February 10
  • Mathis1 wrote: » I'm glad they didn't get to do a remake of Escape From New York, hard for anyone to follow Kurt Russell as Snake! The sequel was disappointing, some mad stuff in it ( the surfing scene!!) But I did like that final shot of Pliss…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by LeonardPine February 10
  • Venutius wrote: » bondywondy wrote: » Had Craig made a Marvel or DC film prior to Casino Royale with him as the main lead and it flopped, the media would question his suitability. Tbf, the British press questioned Craig's suitability for …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by LeonardPine February 10
  • CommanderRoss wrote: » I love the gunbarrel here. very effective. And Chris Cornell over those amazing titles. I remember beeing blown away in the cinema. good memories! Me too! I remember getting shivers down my spine at how good the title…
    in The Award Winning : 'Bond...comments while you watch...' Comment by LeonardPine February 10